Travel Games – Games to Play in the Car

All great kid vacations start with some sort of travel… … so if you are a planning parent, you will have plenty travel games or games to play in the car planned for the travel time.

What are the best activities for kids?

Travel Word Games

Family Vacations are a time for family togetherness. Laughing and playing together playing word games is some of the most fun that we have had while on vacation. Word games can be played in the car, or while hiking together.

Guessing games, word games and memory games are easily used by people of all ages, they don’t have small pieces or take up valuable space, they cost almost nothing, and provide hours of fun and a bit of learning as well…… and they can become a family tradition.

The word games that we describe here have smoothed many a family road trip and grown with our four kids from pre-school to young adults.

I am going on a trip – In its simplest form, this game is a simple memory game. Our family has modified to make it more and more challenging as the children have gotten older.

Toss Ups – This is a simple trivia game that we use to keep the children occupied and actually is educational!

I am thinking of a person – This is one of our family’s favorite guessing games. It can be easily tailored to the ages and interests of your children.

Name that State – An educational family favorite. This game is also easily tailored to the age of your children.

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